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In the course of 2019 and 2020, a so far very distant and abstract, albeit omnipresent “catastrophe without event” (Eva Horn) appeared to manifest itself in the form of serious natural disasters. Typhoon Hagibis in Japan, cyclone Idai in Mozambique, devastating bush fires in Australia, extreme heat waves and rainfalls in Europe and the recent Covid 19 crisis have the world under control. According to scientists our constant encroachment into nature favours zoonoses – the leap of viruses from animal to human hosts. The pandemic is just one of many effects yet to be expected of a climate and environmental catastrophe caused by our way of life. We are at a tipping point. Simply continuing our usual lifestyle will confront us with problems of unpredictable proportions. Therefore current future-scenarios are increasingly concerned with the collapse or disruption of highly complex systems.??????? ????? brings together two artistic positions that deal with the representation of catastrophic events and collective practices to actively counter them. The works by ????????? ??????????? and ??????? ???????? address the effects of technology on society and ecosystems, examine natural and financial disasters, the interfaces between economy, high technology and the future as well as strategies like prediction, coping, healing and commemoration – but also human’s failure in the face of nature as a result of belief in technology.
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???????? ??????: ?????? ???????????Sutthirat Supaparinya works with a variety of media such as installation, sculpture, photography and video. Her works, which are preceded by intensive research, address various aspects of human activities and raise awareness of political structures, changes in landscapes, mass media and the effects of technology on society. She investigates ecosystems affected by the destruction of natural habitats through industrialization and government control. In addition to her work in her home country, she has conducted extensive research in Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar and Japan and is currently working on issues relating to border expansion in the Greater Mekong sub-region. Supaparinya lives and works in Chiang Mai, Thailand.